RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) – Rutherford County drivers experience hundreds of deer-related vehicle crashes each year, making it one of Tennessee’s leading counties for collisions involving deer. According to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the most recently released year-end data for Rutherford County shows 349 deer-related crashes over a 12-month period. With more than 300 reported crashes, Rutherford County ranks fourth in the Volunteer State for vehicle collisions involving deer.
Megan Cooper, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, told WGNS that drivers should brake firmly if a deer suddenly walks or jumps into their lane of travel…
Between 2007 and 2011, the average number of deer-versus-vehicle incidents in the Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne and Eagleville area added up to an average of 197 per year. Since that time, the number of wrecks caused by darting deer has increased by 152 annually…